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Cee-Lo best of coming

Goodie Mob’s Cee-Lo Green, who has recently shot to mainstream fame with Gnarls Barkley, is going to be releasing a best of compilation at the end of October. The album is going to be called Closet Freak: The Best Of Cee-Lo Green The Soul Machine and will feature artists and producers such as Ludacris, Timbaland, Pharrell and Outkast. The track list is:

Free (Goodie Mob)
Closet Freak
I’ll Be Around (featuring Timbaland)
The Art of Noise (featuring Pharrell)
Bad Mutha
Gettin’ Grown
Suga Baby (featuring Big Gipp & Backbone)
I Am Selling Soul
Living Again
A Thug’s Concern
One for the Road
Bass Head Jazz
Childz Play (featuring Ludacris)
Sometimes
Under Tha Influence (Follow Me)
The One (featuring Jazze Pha & TI)
Soul Food (Goodie Mob)
Cell Therapy (Goodie Mob)
Git Up, Git Out (OutKast featuring Goodie Mob)

www.myspace.com/ceelogreen

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Music News

Blood Arm Video

Los Angeles’ The Blood Arm have just released their new single, Suspicious Character, which is going to be followed by their debut album Lie, Lover, Lie which is due in early October. The single is out on CD and 2 varieties of 7″ –

CD
1. Suspicious Character
2. Bottom Below
3. Before The Dawn

7″ (1)
1. Suspicious Character
2. Bottom Below

7″ (2)
1. Suspicious Character
2. Before The Dawn

Check out their video by clicking one of the below:

Real Media High

Real Media Low

Windows Media High

Windows Media Low

www.thebloodarm.com

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Preview

Independent Trucks 129s

I just split my Indy baseplate.

Argh!!! I mean, Independent Trucks are the benchmark for all skateboard trucks to try and achieve. They are THE strongest trucks ever built. They have THE best turning circle. And, they possess THE best grind.

So what went wrong? Well, apparently a bad batch got moulded and this resulted in bent axles and broken hangers. But, hey! Don’t let a few bad apples spoil the bunch, right?

Honestly, skate material cannot be indestructible (no matter how much companies would like you to think otherwise!), otherwise where would they make their money and innovate into new areas? But Independent Trucks have stood the test of time over and over again when it comes to stability and no nonsense quality.

The trademark truck has seen support from 4 generations of skateboarders, and I doubt the metal forgery will stop there. News of an Eric Koston Low-Riding model is doing the rounds!

So, despite a split baseplate, I can still skate these 129s and I even have a second set ready to roll in case I don’t manage to successfully a hot molten lava ledge this afternoon.

9/10

Ralph Lloyd-Davis

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Current TV

When you aren’t downloading and ripping footy from Youboob and the like, get your internet heads screwed over to Current TV which hosts shed loads of footage for your easy chair pleasure. Here’s a little taster of stuff to watch out for:

Vote For Thrasher episode aired 09/23/06

Save Trestles episode aired 09/22/06

Skatopia air date 09/21/06

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Skateboarding News

Jahlada -The learning curve

An anonymous man posing by the name of ‘Phraeza‘ gets his kicks out of following teenage boys with a video camera and lying in puddles of piss to watch the youth perform throught the City Streets of London.

That’s right- Phraeza is working on a new video, The Learning Curve. There’s a sick little promo on Phraeza’s blog spot right now, so check it out and see what the old dog’s been up to by clicking here.

Or even better, subscribe to the podcast here.

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Skateboarding News

Death Race 2006

On your marks… Go!!!!

The start line is chalked up at Ramp City , Blackpool, on Saturday 2nd December from 6pm onwards. The Es Death Race 2006 is a non stop rumble and screech of sweaty birds and blokes on push powered planks in a dastardly dash for cash and prizes. Add to that fancy dress, heavy metal and a licenced bar and you’ve got a date with danger!

The official racing commission has also made a note of informing us that this year the course will be riddles with traps and trickery to separate the men from the boys. And in case that doesn’t work, international circuit playboy, Bob Sanderson will be MCing the event.

Also enjoy various best Trick comps and a mini ramp death match. No jokes.

For more info call Powley on 07710 325728, or Big Woody’s on 01253 896030

www.deathskateboards.com

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Skateboarding News

War of the roses 2

Despite our respect for fairplay and support of the underdog, we British folk just love to hold a grudge, so back for it’s second year is the War of the Roses at Interact Skatepark (Lancashire) and The Works (Yorkshire) respectively.

The Interact leg takes place on Saturday 21st October in Burnley, doors open from 3pm till late. The Works gets worked up on Sunday 22nd October in Leeds, doors open from 1pm. Pick a side and get medieval on that ass!

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Skateboarding News

Foundation go live

Here’s a little fact: Did you know where the debut Tum Yeto skate company gets it’s name from? Well, founder Tod Swank is a big Sci-Fi fan and loved Issac Asimov’s saga Foundation – Hence the name for his brand. I suggest you hunt down some Asimov because it really is a good read.

Anyway, that was an intellectual introduction to the brand new Foundation Skateboards website that has just been launched. The data base includes all your favourite profiles, media, videos etc. as well as the Yuck Fou fan gallery, a forum, slideshows and the ever popular lurker-cam. Get lurking!

www.skateboardingfoundation.com

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Skateboarding News

Shepard Fairey gets Real

One of the most respected modern street artists most re-known for his Obey Giant posters, Shepard Fairey, has joined forces with Real Skateboards to design the ObeyReal series.

This run of boards are limited and very good looking indeed, so make sure you support skateboarding properly by grabbing one, or two!

Click here for Real’s website.

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Skateboarding News

Plan B sign Slayer

Plan B version 2.0 is rolling full steam ahead at the moment. Anyone who’s familiar with the company or it’s CEO Danny Way know that the drum beats to the rhythm of Slayer.

Oh yes! Reign In Blood all the way! So, it only makes sense that the collaboration has occurred and spawned 4 decks, each in two sizes, dipped in black and screened with the album cover work of classics such as Reign In Blood, South Of Heaven, Seasons In The Abyss, Haunting The Chapel, Hell Awaits and Show No Mercy.

Don’t forget that the brand new appetizer Promo, Live After Death is now available for download over at the Plan B website!

www.planbskateboarding.com